Charlie Higson

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July 03, 1958 in The United Kingdom

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http://www.charliehigson.co.uk/

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Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School and at the University of East Anglia (where his brother has taught since 1986 and is now a professor of film studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2-Tone label. Higson then became a plasterer before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994-2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project,...more Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School and at the University of East Anglia (where his brother has taught since 1986 and is now a professor of film studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2-Tone label. Higson then became a plasterer before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994-2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes.[1:]

He worked as producer, writer, director and occasional guest star on Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) from 2000 to 2001. Subsequent television work has included writing and starring in BBC Three's Fast Show spin-off sitcom Swiss Toni. He is currently starring in Tittybangbang series 3 on BBC Three and has appeared as a panellist on QI.

He published four novels through the early to mid 1990s which take a slightly dystopian look at everyday life and have a considerably more adult tone than his other work, with characters on the margins of society finding themselves spiraling out of control, leading him to be described by Time Out as 'The missing link between Dick Emery and Brett Easton Ellis' [2:]

In 2004, it was announced that Higson would pen a series of James Bond novels, aimed at younger readers and concentrating on the character's school-days at Eton. Higson was himself educated at Sevenoaks School where he was a contemporary of Jonathan Evans, current Director General of MI5. The first novel, SilverFin, was released on 3 March 2005 in the UK and on 27 April 2005 in the U.S. A second novel, Blood Fever, was released on 5 January 2006 in the UK and 1 June in the U.S. The third novel, Double or Die, was published on 4 January 2007 having had its title announced the day before. The next, Hurricane Gold, came out in hardcover in the UK in September 2007.[3:]In this year he also made a debut performance on the panel show QI. His final Young Bond novel, By Royal Command, was released in hardcover in the UK on the 3 September 2008.[4:]

Charlie has signed a deal to pen a new series of children's books for Puffin. According to the author, "They are going to be action adventures, but with a horror angle(less)

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Average rating: 4.01 · 9,972 ratings · 1,274 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Silverfin (The Young James Bond, Book 1) 3.78 avg rating — 2,650 ratings — published 2005 — 24 editions	My rating:
	The Enemy (The Enemy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 2,921 ratings — published 2008 — 26 editions	My rating:
	Blood Fever 3.95 avg rating — 1,180 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Double or Die (The Young James Bond, Book 3) 4.07 avg rating — 936 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Dead (The Enemy #2) 4.28 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Hurricane Gold (The Young James Bond, Book 4) 4.14 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Fear (The Enemy #3) 4.41 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Silverfin: The Graphic Novel 3.49 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen 3.69 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Happy Now 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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“If a wolf attacks his sheep, the shepard kills the wolf, but he eats the sheep when he's hungry.”
― Charlie Higson, The Enemy

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“No such word as can't. No such word as babagoozle neither!”
― Charlie Higson, The Enemy

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“But I'll never see any of those fish," said Maxie."Or those whales. Or any lions or tigers. I'm never going to set foot in a rain forest now, am I? I won't even be able to watch old DVD's about them without electricity. What does the future hold? It's like going back to the middle ages. Nobody knowing what was going on beyond their front doorstep. All I'll ever know is this. This little bit of London.”
― Charlie Higson, The Enemy

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